Aug 24, 2023 07:09 am UTC| Nature
After a rare three-year La Niña event brought heavy rain and flooding to eastern Australia in 2020-22, were now bracing for the heat and drought of El Niño at the opposite end of the spectrum. But while...
What harm could one coal mine do? Plenty, producing 1.7 Hiroshima bombs of heat
Aug 22, 2023 04:25 am UTC| Nature
This year, the Australian government rejected Clive Palmers coal mine proposal but approved three others. Over 100 more fossil fuel projects are in the decision pipeline. Why are we still approving coal projects when...
Aug 22, 2023 04:21 am UTC| Science
When soaring temperatures, extreme weather and catastrophic wildfires hit the headlines, people start asking for quick fixes to climate change. The U.S. government just announced the first awards from a US$3.5 billion fund...
To predict future sea level rise, we need accurate maps of the world's most remote fjords
Aug 22, 2023 04:19 am UTC| Nature
Understanding how glaciers interact with the ocean is akin to piecing together a colossal jigsaw puzzle. And on various icebreaker expeditions to some of the most remote fjords in northern Greenland, colleagues and I have...
A billion people in Africa are at a climate risk blind spot
Aug 22, 2023 04:19 am UTC| Nature
Disasters related to the weather or climate are becoming more common. Since 1970, there has been a five-fold increase in the number of weather-related disasters, causing economic damages that have surged a staggering 70...
I've spent 40 years studying Antarctica. The frozen continent has never needed our help more
Aug 22, 2023 04:17 am UTC| Nature
After decades immersed in Antarctic science, Ive learned that physical and biological changes rarely occur smoothly. More often than not, they unfold in sharp steps. Right now, Antarcticas climate and ecosystems are...
Montana kids win historic climate lawsuit – here's why it could set a powerful precedent
Aug 16, 2023 09:16 am UTC| Law
Sixteen young Montanans who sued their state over climate change emerged victorious on Aug. 14, 2023, as a judge ruled in a first-of-its-kind climate trial. The case, Held v. State of Montana, was based on allegations...
There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well